Today....

Today is a day for the record books!




Today is the day I eat my words.




Today is the day that I will stop saying "I will never do {something}."




Today is the day I went over to the dark side of parenthood!




Today is the day that I BOUGHT A MINI-VAN!!! (gasp!)


Over the years, I have said many things that I would never do. After cramming all 3 kids into the back seat of our little Chevy Impala and many persuasive conversations with my minivan-driving-mom friends, I secretly have been looking for the perfect one for us. Minivans offer so many fun features and options that our little 4-door car just doesn't have. So, with the help of my mom, today, I found it: the perfect one for us. It is amazing how much the kids enjoy it. They have already fought over who gets to sit where. We chose green since it is Jason's favorite color {and that was what was in stock}. It's so airy and compact feeling all at the same time. It drives nice and tight. It is pre-owned so it isn't in absolute perfect condition, however, it's perfect for us! In fact, it's so perfect I don't ever want another van besides this one!






So, without further adieu, meet "The Green Glory".....

Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday: Birthday Girl

Hoppy Easter, Yall

Yesterday, as an early Easter gift, we got the kids a live bunny* complete with a wiggly nose, tall pink ears, and a cotton tail! We're still working on a name...got any good ones? I had a rabbit growing up and loved it! I think they are the perfect pet because they can be potty (litter box) trained, they don't make noise, and they are just so stinkin' cute! Plus, not many people have them. Everyone has a dog or a cat. Also, what would make better Easter/Spring pictures than a real live bunny! Here are a few that I snapped last night right before bed.
*It is an albino bunny that has red/pink eyes...so no red reduction will work for his pictures ;)

Halfy Birthday, Posey and a few other things

When Kendall was 6 months old we took her to get her ears pierced. So, keeping with tradition, we ventured out to the mall to get Posey's done today for her 6 month birthday. She was a trooper. We actually made 2 separate trips to get them done because I wanted to make sure that there were 2 employees working that could pierce them at the same time. She hardly cried when they pierced them and as soon as we got in the car, she went right to sleep despite that we had just gotten her up from a nap! I guess all the excitement wore her out! I was a little worried what Noah and Kendall might say. It didn't' seem to phase them, either!

In addition to getting her ears pierced, last week she cut 2 teeth and we're just waiting for her 2 top teeth to pop through at any moment. Have you ever heard of biter biscuits? Posey loves them but they are so messy. They have been a huge hit with these new little teefers comin' in.

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This last week was my spring break and Jason's vacation. We decided to have a stacation and opted to just hang around at home. What better a time to potty train?! We did just that. It has been over a year since we potty trained Noah. He has the peeing thing down pat and does it all on his own. However, it's the pooping thing we're still working on with him. So, this past week we concentrated on that with Noah and started the process with Kendall. Kendall took to it immediately and did great! On Monday (day 1) we had several accidents before lunch but it lessened as the day progressed. By Wednesday, this girl had it down! We have been accident-free since Wednesday. I was so proud of her. I even took her to Walmart, Lowes, the mall, and the park with NO accidents! Kendall is so proud to be a 'big girl' and wear panties now. It's really cute to see her so proud!

Unfortunately, no progress (it seems) with Noah. Anyone got any advice? It seems we've tried everything. We've rewarded for him going in the potty (the 2 or 3 times he has gone), we make him sit on the potty and try before nap and before bed (he will hold it until those times when he gets a diaper on), and now we are taking things away (movies, favorite toys, favorite books, etc) every time he poops in his diaper and not on the potty. HELP! I think he's just being stubborn and don't' know what else to do.

Wordless Wednesday

Stay tuned- next week it will be me and Jason ;) Kidding...ONLY kidding!

To Grammy's House We Go

We received a package in the mail today. It was Noah's birthday present from Grammy. It was a little late getting to us but that is all my fault. He got his very own suitcase with his name monogrammed on it! He absolutely LOVES it! He wheeled it around the house from the time we got it until now (when he went down for a nap). I'm sure it'll be asked for after nap, too. He crawled in it and asked to go to Grammy's! I don't think he quite gets that it is for his clothes and not him! I thought it was cute, though.